There is a reason why Luke Clanton is the best amateur (and one of the best players) in the world.
The Junior of Florida State was stellar on Tuesday during a day of 36 holes at the Watersound Invitational, pulling 11 under three eagles to come and win his first beginning of autumn. This is the fifth victory of his university career, on three shots against Jonathan Griz and Jones of Alabama.
After having opened in 1 against 73 at the Shark’s Tooth Golf Course in Panama City Beach, Florida, Clanton shot Tuesday 66-66 and 5-me 67. The last round was moved Tuesday afternoon due to the scheduled weather on Wednesday , and Clanton took advantage of his day of 36 holes with 8 birdies and three eagles.
He finished 10 within the week, his first start of the spring college after three appearances on the PGA Tour, making a cut in the insurance of Farmers Open.
Next week, Clanton will do it at the Cognizant Classic of the PGA Tour in the beaches of Palm. The child of the hometown needs a point in the PGA Accelerated Tour university to reach 20 points, which would make him win a PGA Tour card, and he can accept membership after the NCAA championship in May.
Whatever its result in Cognizant Classic, Clanton, who ranked 93rd in the official classification of the world golf as an amateur, is practically guaranteed to win the Ben Hogan Prize, which would give him three points and secure the card.
As a team, Florida State dominated during the final round, pulling 15-273 to come from behind and beat the Alabama by nine shots. Michael Mays and Tyler Weaver equaled equal sixth to 5 sous, and Weaver equaled Clanton with a 5-mine of 67 during the last round. UCLA (13 sous) and Georgia Tech (12 sous) finished third and fourth, respectively.
After having shot the second tour of his university career on Monday, Gordon Sargent, a senior of Vanderbilt who obtained his PGA Tour card via Accelerated in October 2023, rebounded with consecutive cycles of the 71-MOINS of 71 Tuesday.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Luke Clanton obtained a victory in the first college of the Senmestre de Spring
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